<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 36-1. - Definitions.</div>
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               The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the
               meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates
               a different meaning:
               
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               <span class="ital">Arterial street</span> means a street connecting widely separated areas and designed to carry a large volume
               of traffic which may be fast, heavy, or both. Arterial streets are sometimes referred
               to as major thoroughfares, freeways, etc., and are usually numbered state or federal
               highways.
               
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               <span class="ital">Authorized agent or attorney</span> means one who is acting as representative for, or by, the written permission or authority
               of the subdivider.
               
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               <span class="ital">Board</span> means the board of county commissioners, the governing body of the county.
               
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               <span class="ital">Building setback lines</span> means a line parallel to the front property line which establishes the minimum allowable
               distance between the nearest portions of any building, steps, eaves, gutters, and
               similar fixtures, and the street right-of-way line when measured perpendicularly thereto.
               
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               <span class="ital">CAMA</span> means the Coastal Area Management Act of 1974, as amended.
               
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               <span class="ital">Collector street</span> means a street which serves as the connecting street system between local residential
               streets and thoroughfare system.
               
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               <span class="ital">Corner lot</span> means a lot which occupies the interior angle at the intersection of two street lines.
               
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               <span class="ital">Cul-de-sac</span> means a short street having but one end open to traffic and other end being permanently
               terminated and vehicular turnaround provided.
               
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               <span class="ital">Dedication</span> means to set apart by gift, one's private property to some public use, made by the
               owner in writing and accepted for such use by or on behalf of the public in writing.
               
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               <span class="ital">Disclosure statement</span> means a statement prepared and signed by the subdivider and the buyer of the subject
               real estate, fully and completely disclosing the status (whether public or private)
               of the street upon which the lot fronts. The term "disclosure statement" also includes
               an explanation of the consequences and responsibility as to the maintenance and construction
               of proposed streets. (See<a href="" data-chunk-id="PTIICOOR_CH36SU_ARTVIIMREMISTDE_S36-122ROIM" class="section-link" data-product-id="14661"> section 36-122</a>.)
               
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               <span class="ital">Double frontage lot</span> means a continuous (through) lot of the same depth as the width of a block containing
               two tiers of lots which is accessible from both of the streets upon which it fronts.
               
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               <span class="ital">Easement</span> means a grant by the property owner for use by the public, a corporation or person
               of a strip of land for specific reasons.
               
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               <span class="ital">Frontage road</span> means a street that is parallel to a full or partial access controlled street facility
               and functions to provide controlled street facility and functions to provide controlled
               access to adjacent land.
               
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               <span class="ital">Group development</span> means a group of two or more principal structures built on a single lot, tract or
               parcel of land of at least 40,000 square feet and designed for occupancy by separate
               families, business firms or other enterprises.
               
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               <span class="ital">Local road (private street)</span> means a short private road with a right-of-way easement which is designed according
               to the Minimum Construction Standards for Subdivision Roads as set forth by the state
               department of transportation, division of highways, except that said local road does
               not have to be paved. However, it must have an all weather gravel surface.
               
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               <span class="ital">Lot</span> means a portion of a subdivision or any other parcel of land intended as a unit for
               the transfer of ownership, for development, or for leasing. The term "lot" includes
               the terms "parcel" or "plot."
               
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               <span class="ital">Lot of record</span> means a lot which is part of a subdivision, a plat of which has been recorded in
               the office of the county register of deeds prior to the adoption of the ordinance
               from which this chapter is derived, or a lot described by metes and bounds and adjoining
               landowners the description of which has been so recorded prior to the adoption of
               the ordinance from which this chapter is derived.
               
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               <span class="ital">Map review officer</span> means an individual designated by the board to accept, review, process and track
               subdivision plats and subdivision improvements and construction, approve minor subdivisions
               and reporting to the board as necessary and any duly designated assistant map review
               officer.
               
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               <span class="ital">Minor street</span> means a street whose primary function is to provide access to abutting properties
               and is designed to discourage use by through traffic. The term "minor streets" also
               includes the term "neighborhood streets."
               
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               <span class="ital">Official maps</span> or<span class="ital">plans</span> means any maps or plans officially adopted by the board as a part of the county's
               land use plan or comprehensive plan as a guide for the county's development.
               
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               <span class="ital">Planned unit development (PUD)</span> means a comprehensive development as established under<a href="" data-chunk-id="PTIICOOR_CH36SU_ARTIVSUREPR_S36-74PLUNDEPU" class="section-link" data-product-id="14661"> section 36-74</a>.
               
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               <span class="ital">Plat</span> means a map or plan delineating a tract or parcel of land to be subdivided, land
               to be dedicated for public use or right-of-way for street or utility purposes. The
               term "plat" includes the terms "map," "plot" and "plan."
               
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               <span class="ital">Plat, final,</span> means a map of subdivision land prepared in a form suitable for filing of the record
               with necessary affidavits, dedications, acceptances and with complete bearings and
               dimensions of all lines defining lots and blocks, streets, public areas and other
               dimensions of land, as prescribed by this chapter.
               
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               <span class="ital">Plat, preliminary,</span> means a map of proposed subdivision land showing the character and proposed layout
               of the tract in sufficient detail to indicate the suitability of the proposed subdivision
               of all land, as prescribed by this chapter.
               
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               <span class="ital">Reservation</span> means a reservation of land not involving the transfer of property rights. It simply
               constitutes an obligation to keep property free from development for a stated period
               of time.
               
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               <span class="ital">Shall</span> means always mandatory and not merely directory.
               
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               <span class="ital">Single-tier lot</span> means a lot which backs upon a limited access highway, a railroad, a physical barrier
               or a nonresidential use and to which vehicular access from the rear is usually prohibited.
               
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               <span class="ital">Street (public)</span> means a public dedicated right-of-way for vehicular traffic constructed according
               to the Minimum Standards for Subdivision Roads as set forth by the state department
               of transportation, division of highways at the time the street is constructed.
               
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               <span class="ital">Structure</span> means anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires more or less permanent
               location on the ground or which is attached to something having more or less permanent
               location on the ground.
               
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               <span class="ital">Subdivider</span> means any person who subdivides or develops any land deemed to be a subdivision as
               herein defined.
               
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               <span class="ital">Vegetative cover</span> means grass, shrubs, trees or other living plants.
               
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            <p class="historynote0">
               (Ord. No. 85, art. IV, Â§ 1, 3-6-2000; Ord. No. 2007-01-01, art. III, 1-2-2007; Ord.
               No. 2006-07-1, art. IV, Â§ 1, 7-7-2008)
               
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